Monthly Archives: January 2010

New associations Frances S.P. Barbieri has joined Schwartz Hannum in Andover as an associate. Michael H. Bunis has joined Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston as a partner in the intellectual property litigation group. Bunis previously practiced at Fish & ...

To the editor: With regard to last week's page 1 story, "Town board can hire own lawyer," the real issue is whether the local government should be allowed to strip local quasi-judicial boards and commissions of their independence merely because ...

Even in good times, creditors habitually cast a wide net in search of cash to satisfy their claims. In today's economic climate, cash-starved creditors are sure to "follow the money," pursuing a well-heeled corporate relative of the debtor, whether they ...

To the editor: Charles Wyzanski, in his Dec. 28 letter to the editor, appears to believe that the attorneys profiled in the story, "Risky Business? Two young attorneys go after local law firms" (Dec. 21), were responsible for its frequently ...

State Sen. Anthony D. Galluccio resigned last week after a violation of probation left him jailed for a year. Galluccio's problems with liquor were well-known. When he violated the terms of a house arrest by testing positive for alcohol, many ...

By Nancy Byerly Jones of Lawyers USA, the national sister publication of Lawyers Weekly If you were able to get a true reading of office morale for the past six months in your office, what would the data show? Would ...

TechnoLAWgically Speaking discusses how advances in office technology can best be used in the management of a law practice. It is important that you install, maintain and regularly update software on your home and business computers that will prevent viruses, ...

Boston University’s public radio station has plans to turn one Massachusetts courtroom into a Twittering, Facebooking free-for-all – if it can get its hands on a $1.5 million grant. John Davidow, executive editor of wbur.org, submitted a proposal for the ...

The Namenson game An attorney whose crimes nearly forced three homes into foreclosure is now trying to save his own house from the auction block. Bruce L. Namenson and his wife, Melinda Namenson, have filed a complaint in U.S. District ...